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Title: Early door glass dimensions.
Post by: Horney on 24 March 2010, 14:33
Does anyone have a 100% correct dimensions for the drivers side window for a Type 19 Golf?

The chap making my polycarb window only has the big window glass dimensions on file.

Cheers peeps!

Nick
Title: Re: Early door glass dimensions.
Post by: russ-vdub on 24 March 2010, 14:49
Type 19? Whats that mean?
Title: Re: Early door glass dimensions.
Post by: Horney on 24 March 2010, 14:58
Pre 88 cars with 1/4 lights and small bumpers are type 19's.

nick
Title: Re: Early door glass dimensions.
Post by: russ-vdub on 24 March 2010, 16:23
Ah thought that's what you meant. Surely tho it doesnt have to be that exact, there is a shed load of play around the window seals, could you not just remove your actual window and use it as a template? Or am i completely missing the point?
Title: Re: Early door glass dimensions.
Post by: Horney on 24 March 2010, 16:29
No you're not missing the point, I was just hoping someone may have already done it so I don't have to. :grin:

nick
Title: Re: Early door glass dimensions.
Post by: peaky83 on 24 March 2010, 16:59
Why are you having polycarb windows? Call me a n00b and i may well be being one... someone please explain  :laugh:
Title: Re: Early door glass dimensions.
Post by: Thom89 on 24 March 2010, 18:23
Horny's on a diet  :cool:
Thom
Title: Re: Early door glass dimensions.
Post by: Horney on 24 March 2010, 18:28
Why are you having polycarb windows? Call me a n00b and i may well be being one... someone please explain  :laugh:

Less weight, glass windows are heavy.

nick
Title: Re: Early door glass dimensions.
Post by: russ-vdub on 25 March 2010, 12:53
Peaky has a lot of learning to do ;)
Title: Re: Early door glass dimensions.
Post by: JonLeeper on 25 March 2010, 14:34
If you came round you would have one out of the car to use as a template!  When i get home tonight i will measure it up for you.
Title: Re: Early door glass dimensions.
Post by: VeeDubGTI16v on 25 March 2010, 14:52
wouldn't you be better tracing round a window and sending them a template? there will be quite a few angles etc to measure if they want dims
Title: Re: Early door glass dimensions.
Post by: Horney on 25 March 2010, 14:59
If you came round you would have one out of the car to use as a template!  When i get home tonight i will measure it up for you.

Cheers, are you free in the evenings around 5pm. I was thinking of popping round on my way home from work one night next week. I've got the baffles and a plan from Mark for you as well.

wouldn't you be better tracing round a window and sending them a template? there will be quite a few angles etc to measure if they want dims

Well has the big window template and the small window is just the same as the big window with a bit chopped off. From what I can see the bit chopped off is parallel with the other end so it should be fine (fingers crossed!).

Nick
Title: Re: Early door glass dimensions.
Post by: VeeDubGTI16v on 25 March 2010, 15:04
i was thinking that, but are you sure the window isn't a bit taller than the qtr light?
Title: Re: Early door glass dimensions.
Post by: Horney on 25 March 2010, 15:20
Yeah it is but the guy already has the big window template liek I said. The glass is the same size and shape except for having the end cut off.

nick
Title: Re: Early door glass dimensions.
Post by: VeeDubGTI16v on 25 March 2010, 15:24
but the qtr glass doesn't fit into the window runner like on a big window, thats where i think the size might be a bit different.

happy to be wrong though! at least you will be cutting material off if i'm right, its harder to add material  :grin:
Title: Re: Early door glass dimensions.
Post by: Horney on 25 March 2010, 15:26
Ah I know what you mean now. I'm getting the 1/4 lights off Jon, it's just the big window the chap on CGTI is doing for me :cool:

nick
Title: Re: Early door glass dimensions.
Post by: Horney on 25 March 2010, 15:34
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2693/4462725716_7b8047b6c9_o.jpg)

So as per above the main window is the same shape and dimmensions as the big window version until the point the "end" is chopped off. The 1/4 light is not as deep as as you pointed out it only sits in the rubbers.

nick
Title: Re: Early door glass dimensions.
Post by: shaolindan on 27 March 2010, 16:30
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2693/4462725716_7b8047b6c9_o.jpg)

So as per above the main window is the same shape and dimmensions as the big window version until the point the "end" is chopped off. The 1/4 light is not as deep as as you pointed out it only sits in the rubbers.

nick
I hope you are only eating salads, driving without any passengers and most importantly driving naked?!
Title: Re: Early door glass dimensions.
Post by: Horney on 27 March 2010, 17:37
Salads? As if!

Nick